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A dissent from the Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari in United States v. Donziger raised concerns with Fed. R. Crim. Proc. 42, which allows courts to appoint private attorneys as special prosecutors to handle criminal contempt cases. Andrew Boutros and Jay Schleppenbach discuss the constitutional separation of powers arguments that advocates can raise in defending against these prosecutions.
Letter to members of the Judicial Conference regarding proposed changes to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure applicable to criminal forfeiture.
Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner.
Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Plaintiff
Member Richard Kammen's written statement to the House Appropriations Committee regarding adequate funding and training for defender services to ensure adequate representation for those who cannot afford it.
President John Wesley Hall's written statement to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security regarding overcriminalization of conduct and overfederalization in the criminal code.
President Gerald Goldstein's written statement to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and House Government Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs and Criminal Justice regarding government and law enforcement conduct in the 1993 confrontation between Branch Davidians and law enforcement in Waco, TX, and proposed changes in Exclusionary Rule Reform Act of 1995 (H.R. 666) and Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Improvement Act of 1995 (S. 3).
Memorandum of Law of the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, DKT Liberty Project, The Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn Defender Services, The Bronx Defenders, The Chief Defenders Association of New York, The New York State Defenders Association, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, and Discovery for Justice as Amici Curiae in Support of Defendant Carl E. Heastie's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment.
Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Respondents
Brief for Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Washington Legal Foundation, Cato Institute, Reason Foundation and Twelve Criminal and Business Law Scholars In Support of Defendants-Appellant Todd S. Farha's Petition for Rehearing En Banc.
Amicus curiae brief of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, the Constitution Project, People for the American Way Foundation, the Rutherford Institute, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of Petitioners.
Amicus curiae brief of the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, the Constitution Project, the Rutherford Institute, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of Petitioner.
Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Appellant and Suggesting Reversal.
Brief of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the New York Council of Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae Opposing the Petition of the United States for Rehearing or Rehearing En Banc.
Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae In Support of Petitioner
